1. Robinson Crusoe as the Prototype British Colonist
Crusoe, like many British Colonists, saw the 'Moor' people as inferior, and even savage like, so Crusoe would have felt little remorse about leaving the young boy for dead. ... British colonist often saw any race which was not white European as inferior, even as savage like, and as a result felt it entirely appropriate to exploit these races in order to maximise the profits of their plantations. ... British colonists who travelled abroad would have primarily an economic motive, but alongside the desire to trade and make money, the British would attempt to spread Christianity to the ...
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